title: Surgical management in patient with uveitis.
abstract: Surgery in the management of uveitis can be divided based on indication: either for therapeutic or can be for diagnostic purposes or to manage complications. The commonest indications include: Visual rehabilitation: surgery for removal of cataract, band keratopathy, corneal scars, pupillary membranes, removal of dense vitreous membranes, management of complications: anti-glaucoma surgery, vitreous hemorrhage, retinal detachment and chronic hypotony and diagnostic: aqueous tap, vitreous biopsy, tissue biopsy (iris, choroid). In this review, we shall describe the surgical technique for visual rehabilitation and for management of complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cornea and Anterior Segment Service, L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: Somasheila I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Murthy
authors.forename: Rajeev Reddy
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Pappuru
authors.forename: K Madhavi
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Latha
authors.forename: Sripathi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kamat
authors.forename: Virender S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Sangwan
mesh_terms: D002387:Cataract Extraction; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D014605:Uveitis / Q000601:surgery*; D014821:Vitrectomy